Lesson Plan Library

Detailed lesson plans have been created for each book and video. These plans take a bit deeper dive into the science and provide a fun and educational learning experience to assist teachers and homeschool parents.

Our CO2 Learning Center lesson plans all have the same format, which includes learning standards from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), student learning objectives, background information on the science concepts covered in the book or video, suggested activities including labs to enrich the lesson and reinforce use of the scientific method, and formative and summative questions.

The NGSS are the standards on which most public-school systems have based their curriculum. We do not necessarily endorse the NGSS but have included the relevant standards for circumstances in which a teacher is required to use them. The lesson plans contain everything that a teacher might be required to submit in a formal lesson plan to a school administrator or science department head.

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  • The Magic Mirror Lesson Plan

    The Magic Mirror is the third in a planned series of informative and entertaining books for students on various aspects of science made available through the CO2 Learning Center. Students will learn about how the Earth naturally recycles all of the substances on the planet and how the carbon dioxide cycle is a critical part of this recycling.

  • The Big Bad Woof Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan accompanies The Big Bad Woof, the fourth book in a planned series of informative and entertaining books for students on various aspects of science made available through the CO2 Learning Center.

  • The Mystery of the Night Raiders Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan accompanies The Mystery of the Night Raiders, the fifth book in a planned series of informative and entertaining books for students on various aspects of science made available through the CO2 Learning Center.

  • Gases in the Air (Video) Lesson Plan

    Join sisters Elyssa, Sophia, and Ariana as they tell you about something very important that we take for granted — the air that surrounds us! This entertaining and engaging video explains the components of the air we breathe and the basics of photosynthesis.

  • Gases Come Alive (Video) Lesson Plan

    Elyssa, Sophia, and Ariana are hanging out with their neighborhood friends learning how gases come alive!

  • Where the Gases Come From (Video) Lesson Plan

    Elyssa and her friends discuss four important gases in the atmosphere that are vital to life — oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor. But where do they come from? Join us and you’ll find out!